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Table 1-10. Transgenic Crops Expressing Insecticidal or Fungicidal Traits

Author: OMAFRA Staff
Creation Date: 28 June 2005
Last Reviewed: 28 July 2007
Pub 812: Field Crop Protection Guide > Chapter 1: Precautions With Pesticides

Excerpt from Chapter 1, Field Crop Protection Guide, Order this publication

Table 1-10. Transgenic Crops (Corn) Expressing Insecticidal or Fungicidal Traits
Trade Name Event Cry Protein(delta endotoxin) Bt strain Manufacturer Pests Controlled Remarks[1]
Herculex I TC1507 Cry 1F Bacillus thuringiensis
var. aizawai		 Dow AgroSciences/
Pioneer Hi-Bred International		 European corn borer (ECB)
black cutworm*
fall armyworm		 * May only provide control of young larvae.
Herculex RW DAS-59122-7 Cry 34Ab1 and
Cry 35Ab1
 Bacillus thuringiensis strain PS149B1 Dow AgroSciences/
Pioneer Hi-Bred International
 corn rootworm larvae  
Herculex Xtra TC1507 and
DAS-59122-7
 Cry 1F and
Cry 34Ab1/Cry 35Ab1		 Bacillus thuringiensis
var. aizawai
and
Bacillus thuringiensis strain PS149B1
 Dow AgroSciences/
Pioneer Hi-Bred International
 European corn borer (ECB)
black cutworm*
fall armyworm
corn rootworm larvae
 * May only provide control of young larvae.
KnockOut Event 176 Cry 1Ab Bacillus thuringiensis
var. kurstaki		 Syngenta Seeds Canada European corn borer May not provide complete protection against 2nd generation ECB.
Does not protect against ECB damage to the ear.
NatureGard Event 176 Cry 1Ab Bacillus thuringiensis
var. kurstaki		 Dow AgroSciences/
Mycogen Seeds		 European corn borer May not provide complete protection against 2nd generation ECB.
Does not protect against ECB damage to the ear.
YieldGard MON810 Cry 1Ab Bacillus thuringiensis
var. kurstaki		 Monsanto Canada Inc. European corn borer  
YieldGard BT11 Cry 1Ab Bacillus thuringiensis
var. kurstaki		 Syngenta Seeds Canada European corn borer  
YieldGard Rootworm MON863 Cry 3Bb1 Bacillus thuringiensis
var. SanDiego (tenebrionis)		 Monsanto Canada Inc. corn rootworm larvae  
YieldGard Plus MON810 and MON863 Cry 1Ab and Cry 3Bb1 Bacillus thuringiensis
var. kurstaki
and
Bacillus thuringiensis
var. SanDiego (tenebrionis)		 Monsanto Canada Inc. European corn borer
corn rootworm larvae		  

[1]Insect resistance management strategies must be followed when planting Bt corn. Refer to A Grower's Handbook: Controlling Corn Insect Pests With Bt Corn Technology for more information.

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